Too Big to Hide

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 11, 2016

Review

Book 2 of the Dino Files, these books appeal to readers ready for more than the easy-reader-style books. Short chapters, each 6 or 7 pages and with edge-of-the-seat cliff hangers at the end of each, will challenge an elementary-level reader, as will some of the dino vocabulary, but they are manageable and the cliff-hangers keep the pages turning. The story continues where Book 1: The Mysterious Egg left off. Frank Mudd, self-proclaimed future paleontologist, is now raising an actual baby dinosaur and, as we learn in this book, he is not the only one. The dinosaurs are adorable and add a playful component to the story. It is worth explaining to young readers that these are fiction because it can be a little confusing to a careless reader who believes that dinosaurs and people did or could co-exist. The illustrations are cartoonish with bobble-head humans, but all of the scenes that warrant a pictorial explanation were included. A solid series for dino-loving readers and a fun read-aloud.

Overall Book Score: good